Sermons on missing christmas:

Missed Calls

Contributed by Travis Voeltz on Jan 12, 2020

When I was grade school aged, I liked to make things out of cardboard. My Dad ran a gas station for a while and that provided me with many boxes that various things came in

Open When I was grade school aged, I liked to make things out of cardboard. My Dad ran a gas station for a while and that provided me with many boxes that various things came in. On my Mom’s side, well she sold baskets for a while through a company called Baskets Plus and that provided me with a ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-12

Denomination: Methodist

Why Are They Missing?

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Sep 28, 2018

A study in the book of 1 Kings 8: 1 – 66

1 Kings 8: 1 – 66 Why are they missing? 8 Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion. 2 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 8:1

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Missing Parts Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 31, 2018

Does your Christian faith and practice have some missing parts? Are there important gaps in your knowledge or practice of the Christian life? If so, you are not alone!

Missing Parts (Acts 18:18-28) 1. Instead of a sandbox for our grandson, we bought a wrapping paper storage container. The idea is that it is portable and we can clamp on the lid to keep out cats or rain. Only one problem: one latch was missing. 2. We, too, can have missing parts. But ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:18-28

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What's Missing? Series

Contributed by Daniel Lawson on Jan 14, 2018

We are living in a time of unparalleled technology and advancement, yet we are still empty. What's missing?

What’s missing? Isaiah 55 Intro It’s an amazing time that we live in. Technology allows us to travel the globe without ever leaving our living room. In our pocket we have a device that can answer virtually any question that we can come up with. We have Social media that connects us to family ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Miss Persia

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Apr 26, 2019

A study in the book of Esther 2: 1 – 23

Esther 2: 1 – 23 Miss Persia 2 After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her. 2 Then the king’s servants who attended him said: “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king; 3 and let the king ...read more

Scripture: Esther 2:22

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Miss Persia

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Apr 26, 2019

A study in the book of Esther 2: 1 – 23

Esther 2: 1 – 23 Miss Persia 2 After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her. 2 Then the king’s servants who attended him said: “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king; 3 and let the king ...read more

Scripture: Esther 2:22

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Miss Persia

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Apr 26, 2019

A study in the book of Esther 2: 1 – 23

Esther 2: 1 – 23 Miss Persia 2 After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her. 2 Then the king’s servants who attended him said: “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king; 3 and let the king ...read more

Scripture: Esther 2:22

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Missing A Shepherd

Contributed by Kevin Jones on Jul 3, 2023

Just like Jesus we live in a lost and confused world. A world that is in desperate need for a shepherd.

Missing a Shepherd Jesus lived in a world much like ours… not the technical things we have, but a world filled with people who are lost, selfish, confused… He spent His life trying to reach them with the good news. Why? Because He loved them and I can tell you that He still loves them today… 35 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Missing Ingredient Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 25, 2021

The Biblical ideal of godliness is, in both the Old and New Testament, a life of joy.

Edna Ferber makes a character in one of her novels say, "I like people with a splash of splendor in their makeup." Many people would be surprised to know that this is what should characterize every believer in Jesus. The world often gets a perverted concept of Christ just because ...read more

Scripture: John 15:11

Missing Pieces Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 25, 2020

Knowledge of God’s Word and doctrine is an important part of Christian growth and maturity; it is not enough, but it is foundational. We vary, one from another, in our relationship to it.

Missing Pieces (Acts 18:24-28; 19:1-10) 1. A not-so- bright gal calls her boyfriend and says, “Please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can’t figure out how to get it started.” He asks, “What is it supposed to be when it’s finished?” The girl says, “According to the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:24-28, Acts 19:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Missing Stones Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Apr 11, 2022

We no longer have to go to the Temple made of stone to worship God and be in God’s Presence because He resides in the Temple of our hearts.

[Note: Every week, I've been handing out stones and then asking them to put their stone at the foot of the cross at the end of the sermon. This week, I asked them to keep their stone to remind them of what the other stones represent. So, at the start of this sermon, point to the pile of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:41-44, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:22, Numbers 9:15, Exodus 19:16-18, Exodus 33:10-11, Numbers 9:22-23, 1 Chronicles 28:3-6, 2 Samuel 7:2, 2 Chronicles 5:14, 1 Kings 8:27, Luke 21:20-24, Luke 21:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: United Methodist

The Questions Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 19, 2009

Christmas brought three questions which every person needed to deal with as they encountered the Christ child. Christmas isn’t so much about what God has done for us as it is about our response to the Christ child and to these questions.

The Questions of Christmas Luke 2:8-20 It’s tough to miss Christmas if you live in America today. We hear the ads on the radio and TV, see the lighted houses and buildings, the decorated yards in our neighborhoods, and the displays inside every store remind us Christmas is coming in case we’ve ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Methodist

Putting Christ Back Into Christmas

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Dec 30, 2003

A parable comparing a jigsaw with a piece missing to Christmas without Christ.

Here’s a Christmas cracker type of puzzle: "Why is Christmas without Jesus like this jigsaw?" (Hold up a picture made to look like a jigsaw but with a piece missing.) Answer: "Because it’s got a piece missing!" Of course the word ’piece’ of the jigsaw is spelt differently from in the Christmas ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:14

Denomination: Baptist

An Amazing Christmas

Contributed by John Moyer on Dec 16, 2008

we see God behind all these events of Christmas doing some incredible things in their lives as they face these real issues of life.God interrupted the ordinary. He sent His angel, Gabriel. And four amazing things happened to these ordinary people, to Mar

Title: An Amazing Christmas Introduction: When we think about Christmas there are a lot of things we can hardly believe, things we kind of place in fantasyland. We can understand why some have made up stories at Christmas, like flying reindeer, Santa Claus, and the tinsel and the Christmas trees. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-56

Denomination: Holiness

The Best Christmas Gift Series

Contributed by Scotty Killingsworth on Dec 6, 2001

This sermon challenges our value assingment by looking through the eyes of Bible characters who really missed it.

S120901 The best Christmas gift John 3:16 Beginning: Ask this rhetorical question: What was the most expensive gift you ever received for Christmas? What was the most expensive gift you ever gave? A pastor friend of mine says most of us go too far into debt buying gifts we can’t afford ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist